This is the latest iteration of my venison chili recipe. I will occasionally experiment on it and if a better results occurs, the recipe gets updated.
This recipe can also be used with cow, bison, squirrel and rabbit, but my secret "award winning" chili recipe for cook-offs is, well, secret.
ZZYZZOGETON’s Venison Chili
Ingredients:
2 pounds of ground venison ¼ tsp Garlic Powder
4 Strips Bacon ½ tsp Oregano
1 Medium Onion, Chopped 2 TBSP Chili Powder
1 Can Rotel Original 3/8 tsp Thyme
½ tsp Cumin ½ tsp Ground Black Pepper
½ TBSP Sugar ½ tsp Ground Cayenne/Red Pepper
2 TBLS All Purpose Flour
5 cups of Hot Water – amount used will be determined by your pot
Instructions:
Bring water to a boil. Put 2 cups of boiling water into crock pot and set crock pot on HIGH.
Fry Bacon in skillet to release bacon fat.
Add Venison and brown.
Add Chopped Onion and cook until onions clear.
Add all dry ingredients, less flour and sugar. Mix well.
Transfer venison/spice mixture to crock pot.
Add more hot water to just covering meat. Stir well. (The size of your crock pot will affect the actual amount of water required to cover, but 4 cups is more than enough for either of my 2 crock pots.)
Cover crock pot and leave set to HIGH until mixture begins to bubble/ boil. Reduce heat to LOW.
Cook for 3 hours, stirring occasionally to avoid sticking.
Add sugar and mix well. Cook for an additional 30 minutes.
Mix flour and small amount of water to produce a slurry and add to mixture. Stir well.
Cook for an additional 15 minutes to thicken chili.
Makes 8 servings. How many it feeds is a different question.
you can also add smoked pork ribs.
